Olive Tapenade Toasts
0 - 10 mins
Beginner
Servings
24
It’s much cheaper and simpler to make your own tapenade and great for making leftover bread something more interesting. You need a food processor or if you don’t have that, you could use a pestle and mortar or the end of a rolling pin and bowl for the crushing of the olives. Other tapenade combinations such as sundried tomato and goat’s cheese would also work well. This will keep in the fridge and can be added to pasta or used to enrich casseroles.
Ingredients
100g olives, stones removed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 lemon, zest only
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained (optional)
4 tablespoon olive oil
2 anchovies
Ground black pepper for the toasts
2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
4 slices of leftover bread
Instructions
For the tapenade; place all the tapenade ingredients into a small food processor and blend until almost smooth. Place into a small bowl.
For the toast; brush each side of bread with olive oil and grill or toast until golden brown. Cut into small squares or rectangles, or cut into small circles using a round cutter.
Spread the tapenade over each piece of bread and top with a chopped tomato or halved olive, season with black pepper.
To prepare ahead:The tapenade will keep in the fridge in a jar with a film of olive oil for up to 3 weeks.
